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Even Himachal’s hill stations are reeling under a heat wave

Views: 1 Extreme temperatures and low precipitation is hurting agriculture and causing forest fires. A forest fire in the hills near Shimla. | Special arrangement In mid-June, as a heat wave swept through North India, many from the plains escaped to Himachal Pradesh, only to find that its hill stations were also in the grip […]

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5 Ghanaian MPs narrowly escape attack in Kenya as protesters break into Parliament

Views: 2 Five Ghanaian lawmakers and a clerk were caught in turmoil as protestors besieged the Kenyan Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye and Sylvester Tetteh The MPs, including Emmanuel Gyamfi, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, Thomas Ampem, Sylvester Tetteh, and Mohammed Tuferu, were in Kenya for a study visit. Hundreds of anti-Finance Bill protestors stormed

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Why Kenya’s finance bill has sparked outrage and protests

Views: 4 The Finance Bill 2024 proposes higher levies on a range of products and services, drawing criticism from a public overburdened by the high cost of living. Protestors during a demonstration against Kenya’s proposed finance bill 2024/2025, in Nairobi on June 20. | Reuters Kenyans are gearing up for country-wide protests against a new

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King Oyo Visits MTN Uganda Head Office, Hails MTN’s Partnership with the Kingdom

Views: 4 The MTN Uganda CEO (R) gives His Majesty King Oyo (L) a tour of the MTN Uganda head office. The King of Tooro, His Majesty Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, paid a courtesy visit to the MTN Uganda Headquarters in Kampala today.   This visit underscores a partnership aimed at driving developmental

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Radisson Hotel Group bolsters African presence with 7 additional hotels and over 1,200 new rooms including a landmark entry in Tanzania

Views: 9 Radisson Hotel Group continues to hold a leading position with a portfolio of 13 hotels in operation and under development, including five new hotels signed in 2023 WINDHOEK, Namibia, June 25, 2024/ — Radisson Hotel Group (www.RadissonHotels.com) is delighted to announce the addition of seven new hotels, adding over 1,200 hotel rooms to its

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IFAD Annual Report 2023: Steady progress and innovation in rural development amid a challenging global context

Views: 5 Angola Title: Angola – The Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture Project (AFAP) – March 2023 Description: Lucinda Magalhães, is a 29-year-old mother of 5 children aged between 12 years to 6 months. Born and raised in Malanje, Lucinda has been working with the Binzole Cooperative since 2015, fishing and farming. The Cooperative changed her

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Boy, 12, reunites with hospital ship that transformed his life a decade ago as it returns to provide more surgeries

Views: 11 Mercy Ships hospital ship is docked in the port of Toamasina, where Romino went onboard, delivering more than 1,000 new surgeries and training to in country medical professionals in 2024 TOAMASINA, Madagascar, June 24, 2024/ — A boy who had his legs straightened by a health charity ten years ago has been back

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Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) announce Namibian winners of their Media Awards to break Infertility Stigma, Support Girl Education and Diabetes- Hypertension awareness

Views: 8 Merck Foundation CEO announce Namibian winners of Merck Foundation ‘More Than a Mother’ & ‘Diabetes&Hypertension’ Media Awards 2023 The winners were announced and acknowledged by Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of “More Than a Mother” campaign WINDHOEK, Namibia, June 24, 2024/ — Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck

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Minister Bahati faints in Kabale, blames political opponent

Views: 8 Bahati momentarily lost his bearing in Ndorwa West during a fundraising before recovering to lecture his opponent and voters David Bahati looked dazed and lost his balance. He was due to hit the ground with a thud when his aide reacted faster than Olympic sprinters at the blocks. They pulled a seat for

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Speaker invites Museveni to fight corruption in Nakasongola

Views: 1 Nakasongola, (UG): The Speaker of Nakasongola District Local Government, Mr Sunday Rogers Bwanga has petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to extend his anti-corruption campaign to local governments including the central Ugandan district. In an interview with the Uganda Radio Network [URN], Bwanga highlighed the rising levels of corruption in various departments. According to Bwanga, corruption

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